Grenola vs Moline

A side-by-side comparison of Grenola and Moline: population, income, housing, and more.

Grenola and Moline are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Moline has the higher population (375 vs 149 in Grenola). Grenola has the higher median household income ($53,125 vs $33,125 in Moline). Grenola has the higher median home value ($45,000 vs $28,300 in Moline).

Population, income & housing

	Grenola	Moline
Population	149	375
Median age	60.3 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,125	$33,125
Median home value	$45,000	$28,300
Median gross rent	$942	$625
Housing units	94	215
Homeownership rate	86.2%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grenola	Moline
Population	170 → 149 (-12.4%)	399 → 375 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $53,125 (+21.4%)	$28,839 → $33,125 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$40,600 → $45,000 (+10.8%)	$32,500 → $28,300 (-12.9%)
Median gross rent	$544 → $942 (+73.2%)	$710 → $625 (-12.0%)

Grenola

Population

170149

Median household income

$43,750$53,125

Median home value

$40,600$45,000

Median gross rent

$544$942

Moline

Population

399375

Median household income

$28,839$33,125

Median home value

$32,500$28,300

Median gross rent

$710$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grenola	Moline
Under 5	2.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	18.1%	11.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	2.7%	2.7%
35 to 44	4.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	17.4%	29.6%
65 to 74	17.4%	12.0%
75 and over	21.5%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grenola	Moline
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	82.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grenola	Moline
No high school diploma	2.7%	13.7%
High school graduate	36.0%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grenola	Moline
Drove alone	76.4%	71.4%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	18.8%
Other means	1.8%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grenola	Moline
1-unit, detached	86.2%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Grenola	Moline
Poverty rate	15.4%	26.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938